My fiancé, Song Xiu, had spent ten years studying for the imperial examinations, but before the palace exam, he fell in love with a courtesan and willingly threw his life away.
I told the Song family what had happened. They took Song Xiu away, and the courtesan, unable to bear it, hanged herself.
Later, as promised, Song Xiu still married me.
After he became chief minister, the first thing he did was have my entire family slaughtered, then drive his sword straight through my heart.
He laughed loudly. “Ruoruo, do you see? I’ve avenged you.”
When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the day before I was to expose him.
I looked at the letter in my hand, then slowly held it over the candle and burned it.
This time, I wasn’t going to be a fool again.
